'Comfortable' PSG to sit tight

ESPN staff

April 3, 2014

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Paris Saint-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi says his team are "not worried" about the prospect of a heroic Chelsea comeback in their Champions League quarter final as they prepare to park the bus at Stamford Bridge.

The French side will take a 3-1 lead to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their tie on Tuesday, with one of their players, midfielder Blaise Matuidi, claiming they have a "comfortable cushion".

Lavezzi said: "The goal at the end was very important. We'll go to London for the return leg with a little more peace of mind.

"I'm not worried about Chelsea pulling off a repeat of their comeback against Napoli because this is a completely different team and we hope to go through."

Chelsea lost 3-1 to Napoli in Italy in the last 16 of the Champions League in 2012 but they pulled off an unlikely comeback in the second leg at Stamford Bridge, going through 5-4 on aggregate after the game went into extra-time.

However, Matuidi is unfazed by the precedent. He said: "Javier Pastore's great strike at the end of the game gave us a huge boost. That's given us an even bigger advantage and a more comfortable cushion in the tie.

"We have an excellent two-goal advantage, but Chelsea are very strong at home and they were also able to get an away goal.

"We'll go to London with the intention of not conceding a goal, but we'll still have to stay faithful to our philosophy of playing. We know we can score at any moment."